Cognito Cyber Group is seeking a qualified Systems Engineer to join our team in Herndon, Virginia. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects in a dynamic environment.

• Mandatory Skills and Qualifications:
• Linux and Windows Administration: Demonstrated experience managing Linux and Windows environments.
• Server and Workstation Maintenance: Proven experience installing, maintaining, and delivering servers and workstations in both physical and virtual environments for Linux and Windows.
• Infrastructure Services Administration: Entry-level experience managing DHCP, NTP, DNS, backup systems, and user account setup and maintenance.
• Virtual Infrastructure: Entry-level experience with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Proxmox, VirtualBox) or a willingness to learn as needed.
• Documentation: Experience documenting system processes (e.g., System Security Plans, requirements, architecture) or an eagerness to develop these skills.
• Why Join Cognito Cyber Group?
• Work with a dedicated team of professionals in the cybersecurity and managed services field.
• Gain exposure to innovative projects supporting the intelligence community.
• Enjoy a collaborative work culture focused on professional growth and success.

Cognito Cyber Group seeks a full-time Information Review and Release Analyst (full-performance level) in the Herndon, VA area in support of a dynamic Intelligence Community component offering a flexible work schedule. The position requires an individual to review and thoroughly research requests for the release of information in accordance with one or more of the following: Executive Order (EO) 13526, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and/or Privacy Act (PA). These requests are submitted directly to the IC component by the general public, Presidential Libraries, or received upon referral or coordination from another government agencies.
The person in this position serves as an Analyst and/or Case Manager for the Executive Order Mandated (EOM), FOIA, PA, and Appeals requests, from the receipt of the initial request letter, to creating case documentation and researching prior requests. They also review information and make recommendations which includes collaborating with other government agency (OGA) counterparts, prior to the final consolidation of IC component element response and release decisions back to the requester.

The candidate must be able to successfully apply critical-thinking skills when evaluating each unique case, and when utilize a broad array of customer systems and tools in order to accurately inform the review and release process. Due to the complexity of most requests, time management and the ability to collaborate with other team members is a must. The selected candidate must be able to consistently deliver high-quality, accurate work, and be willing to perform ad hoc duties as needed. Candidates are able to explore their creative side for identifying process improvement ideas.
Typical Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Reviews & redacts certain equities within classified documents, records and files in accordance with established standard operating procedures, work flows and policies.
• Submits requests to the scanning team to scan any documents needed for research
• Submits requests to the search team to conduct the initial of search for data relevant to the case
• Assists with the training of newly hired search team members, as requested
• Collaborates with supervisory client POCs to recommend and implement changes that improves processes, workflows and standard operating procedures
• Works an eight-hour shift between 6:00AM -6:00PM, Monday-Friday.
o Infrequently provides surge support outside of normal office hours for short-fused emergent requests

Mandatory Skills:

• It is desired that the individual possesses a minimum of one (1) year of experience reviewing & redacting classified information for the Sponsor or Intelligence Community (IC) in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA), and Executive Order Mandatory Declassification Review (EOMDR) programs and Executive Order (EO) 13526 directive
• Will also consider candidates with one or more years of experience in a position requiring analytic skills (such as intelligence analysts, foreign disclosure officers, CD/CI/CT analysts, etc.) AND a demonstrated familiarity with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA), and Executive Order Mandatory Declassification Review (EOMDR) programs and Executive Order (EO) 13526 directive
o A Bachelor’s degree in any liberal arts, scientific or technical discipline will be considered equivalent to three (3) years of relevant experience
o A Master’s degree is equivalent to an additional year of experience
• A driven self-starter who collaborates with client staff and has the capability to recommend and to adapt to new processes
• Must be a team player willing to collaborate and develop robust relationships with clients, colleagues and technical teams
• Skilled in time management with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and multitask in order to meet tight deadlines
• Goal oriented individual who is able to apply critical thinking and provide out of the box solutions
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers and various management levels delivering a proactive experience and approach to high quality services for all stake holders
• Must possess an active TS//SCI clearance with Poly on day one of employment

Cognito Cyber Group is looking for an Applications Developer to serve on our Data Science Team. You should have demonstrated experience analyzing large amounts of raw data for processing through our AI/ML tools. We will rely on you to build dependable data products to identify duplicates in data and their entities. In this role, you should be highly analytical, be a critical thinker, and a problem-solver in interpreting data with a passion in machine-learning and research.

Responsibilities:
• Ability to extract usable data from valuable data sources in a clear readable manner to include automation
• Experience in using machine learning tools to create and optimize classifiers
• Ability to process structured and unstructured data with a proficiency in handling imperfections in data
• Process and validate the integrity of data to be used for analysis
• Ability to propose solutions and strategies to customers with the ability to collaborate with Business and IT Teams
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data through the development of predictive models and machine learning algorithms
• Knowledge of statistical programming languages like Python and database query languages like SQL.

Mandatory Skills:

• Proven experience as a Data Scientist or Data Analyst
• Experience in Data Mining
• Understanding of machine learning and operations research
• Knowledge of R, SQL, Scala, Python, or Java is highly recommended
• Experience with data frameworks (e.g. gensim)

Cognito Cyber Group seeks a part-time (32 hours per week) Information Review and Release Analyst, for a team located in the Tysons, VA area.

This position requires the individual to oversee the process of the declassification of documents related to litigation cases, such as civil or criminal cases. Must be detail oriented to record the chronological order of events from beginning to end process. You will:
- Organize documents in preparation for legal counsel to review and must be properly recorded with accuracy.
- Act as a liaison for Other Government Agency (OGA) involved in the process.
- Conduct desktop research and analyze results to determine the relevance of a new search or whether the requested records have been previously declassified and/or released.
- You will provide the rationale for redaction actions on the electronic version of the documents using codes provided in the Sponsors declassification guidance; provide recommendations regarding the release of the documents for Sponsor approval; and record decisions in the Sponsors automated systems.
- You will determine if a record contains Other Government Agency (OGA) equities and requires external referral or if the record requires non-routine handling.
- Organize documents in in preparation for declassification review and correctly assign these items to the proper equity holder.
- Research previous declassification/release decisions as necessary to ensure accuracy and consistency and provide feedback to the Customer.

Mandatory Skills:
1. Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.
2. Must have excellent communications and interpersonal skills, as well as experience working in a team environment.
3. Experience in reviewing and redacting documents in support of requests for information under the authority of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA), and Executive Order Mandatory Declassification Review (EOMDR) programs and Executive Order (EO) 13526 directive; must have a strong knowledge of the intelligence community with an analytical skills background
4. Knowledge of legal terminology, such as in the area of police enforcement, security or court systems
5. Strong work ethic
6. Organizational and time management skills.
7. Strong proficiency in on-line tools such as Word, Excel, and Access, and other required systems to be able to perform the requirements.
8. Strong multitasking ability, adaptable, and flexible skills.
9. An active TS/SCI clearance with POLY

Optional Skills:
To qualify for this Senior level position, candidates should have a minimum of six full years of experience specific to the listed mandatory skills. A Bachelor's degree counts as three years towards the six-year requirement.

o Manages Analysts engaged in ensuring the safety of information systems assets and protection of systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.
o Provide support for a program, organization, systems or enclaves. Support the Agency RMF Workflow and Processes by proposing, coordinating, implementing and enforcing information system security policies, instructions, standards, and methodologies.
o Coordinate with the Data Custodian, Project Owner, and ISSM to identify the types of information processed, assign the appropriate security categorizations to the information systems, determine the information security and privacy impacts, and manage information security and privacy risk. Document the controls in the information security and privacy plan (or equivalent document) to ensure implemented controls meet or exceed the minimal controls defined by CISO guidance.
o Maintain current system information in XACTA (e.g., POCs, artifacts) to support organizational requirements and processes (e.g., communication, contingency planning, training, data calls)
o Evaluate the impact of network and system changes using RMF processes.
o Ensure anomalies identified under the Information Security Continuous Monitoring activities are addressed and remediated in a manner that commensurate with the risks posed to the system from the anomalies.
o Submit recommendations to the stakeholders for system configuration deviations from the required baseline.
o Develop and maintain a system security plan (SSP)
o Conduct periodic reviews to ensure compliance with SSP.
o Ensure configuration management for security-relevant IS software, hardware and firmware is maintained and documented.
o Ensure system recovery processes are monitored to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored
o Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals
o Formally notify the appropriate individuals when changes occur that might affect authorization
o Participate in governance and project reviews identified by the Sponsor
o Strong documentation skills
o Experience with XACTA 360, Continuum and other SCAP Compliant tools
o Working experience with RMF, ICD 503, CNSSI 1253, NIST SP 800-53/53A, and STIGs
Bachelor's Degree (in an IT-related field)
Desired Certifications: Certified Ethical Hacker 10 (CEH), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems auditor (CISA), NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NCSF), AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional as a cert qualification